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VEE-EVENTS: Surfing tips

Thinking of trying surfing? Before you struggle in to your wetsuit, check out ten top tips from the Big Blue Surf School.

Going for their surf lesson with Kay Holt

• Learn to surf with a British Surfing Association (BSA) approved surf school.

• Lessons aren't just for beginners – regular coaching with a BSA approved school will improve any surfer's performance.
 
• Always try to surf on life-guarded beaches. Ask lifeguards for advice on the safest parts of the beach for surfing. And be sure you know what the flags on the beach mean.

• Always tell someone when and where you are going to surf and never surf alone.

• All surfers should be able to swim a distance of at least 50 metres in open water.

• Surfing liability insurance is available through the BSA.

• When you're learning, use soft foam boards with a suitable leash.

• Learn the International Distress Signal (Emergency Distress Signal) and use it in an emergency only. Hold you arms straight up into the air and clench your fists.

• Always use the wipe-out position when you fall off your board to protect your face and spinal cord, by making a cage around your head with your arms. Put one hand on the top of your head, one on the back of your neck and then bring your two elbows towards the front to protect yourself.

• If someone else is already riding a wave don't try to catch it – they have right of way.

Finally, remember to look after our beautiful beaches, leave them clean and litter free.

The Big Blue Surf School offer lessons to deaf students with a qualified coach. You'll find them in Bude, north Cornwall. Hearing aids can be kept on whilst having the dry sand lessons and stored safely in waterproof bags on the beach whilst you are in the water.

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